Bottom row left is Marissa, Brandon and Oliver Cook. Brandon graduates from BYU in April 2012 with his MAcc (Accounting). He has already been been hired with Price Waterhouse Coopers, PWC, in San Jose, CA and they leave in September, 2012, to live and work where I grew up, in the Silicon Valley. Marissa loves being a Mom and wants to continue her education. Oliver is four months and darling. He's 18 lbs and basically the same size as his cousin Jane Walters who is six months. They have been married for two years and manage a 48 unit apartment in Provo, UT. They hope to be Apt managers in CA before they buy a home. We will be visiting San Jose many times in the near future!
Becca, 19, is home from Utah State in Logan, UT. She loved her stay there but she has some health problems and needs to get better. She just started full time as a customer rep for doTERRA, (Its really spelled that way!) essential oils. We hope this company may have some products that will help Becca with some of her health problems. She will be back in college next fall and will study Nutrition. She loves running and will be in her second half marathon this June. She also loves her dog, Koda, a Mini Aussie. He is two years old, large and not like our Poms at all. Roger loves him.
Next is the Walters family. Jacob is graduating in May 2012 with an MBA. He works for Disney World in Orlando, FL and works in the Internal Communications Technology department. They have two little girls; Brooklyn, 3 and Jane, 6 months. They are beautiful, active and keep their mom very busy. The Walters recently bought a beautiful home in Central Florida. They now have five bedrooms and a pool. Cassie occasionally freelances with her graphic design talents and loves being a full-time mom. We visit the girls on iChat and visit Florida when we can. We miss them!
Top row left is Joshua, Dee and Landon Knell. Josh is the director of custom development for a company called Enspark in Orem. He was accepted to the University of Utah, Masters Program in Instructional Design and Educational Technology. Dee runs a volunteer program for the state of Utah in protecting abused and neglected children. She just gave her notice and will be a full time mom again in March. She's thrilled. Landon is almost 14 months and is so much fun. Grandma loves to babysit him two days a week, while Dee works. They live in Pleasant Grove.
Allie and Roger experienced their first Empty Nester occurrence during the fall of 2011. Ben and Becca were gone from the home and the house felt very empty and a little creepy. We even dressed up as "Empty Nesters" for Halloween because it felt so foreign to us. Becca's home again and life is better. We are easing into this new season of our life and already enjoying the freedom it has given us. The greatest blessing for us is having four Grandchildren. These little ones are amazing and we love being their Grandparents. Getting older is no fun at all and we feel it all over our bodies and minds! Allie has lost over 50 lbs this past year and plans to lose more. Roger is thinking about it. :) Roger runs his architectural firm in Provo and has been bishop of our local ward in Orem for six years. We love watching our children grow up and having happy families. We are so blessed.
Our last little family is Ben and Melissa Knell. They were married August 12th in the SLC temple.
They are in marital bliss, enjoying being newlyweds. Ben attends UVU in Orem and studies Communication. He is now a part-owner of a successful pest control company called Ecosmart. Ben and Melissa will leave in May for Dallas, Texas, to open new offices there. Melissa graduated from her beauty salon apprenticeship and will be licensed in March 2012. She is an excellent hairdresser. She will work at her salon in Lindon until they leave for TX. They live in Orem.
We love our growing family and grateful for all they do for us, their aging parents. :)
Happy Valentines Day!
Allie and Roger
3 comments:
Yay for a beautiful new post! I just think that family picture is spectacular and can't believe that every person looks great. That is hard to do in one picture with a big group.
Thanks Jennie! I am sending you a 4x6 copy this week.
Great job mom! I love you! Thanks for all you do!
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